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Revision as of 22:09, 15 November 2011


Central Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Yes Legal since 1998[1] No No No Unknown No No
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Yes Legal since 1998[1] No No No Unknown No No
Tajikistan Tajikistan Yes Legal since 1998[1] No No No Unknown No No
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan No Male illegal (Penalty: up to 2 year prison sentence)
Yes Female legal[1] 		No No No Unknown No No
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan No Male illegal (Penalty: up to 3 year prison sentence)
Yes Female legal[1] 		No No No Unknown No No

Western Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Bahrain Bahrain ? Unclear[1] No No No No No No
Iraq Iraq Yes Legal since 2003 No No No No No
Israel Israel Yes Legal since 1963 de facto
1988 de jure[2]
+ UN decl. sign. 		Yes Unregistered cohabition Legal Cannot be performed in the country, but foreign same-sex marriages are recognised Yes[3][4] Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Yes[citation needed]
Jordan Jordan Yes Legal since 1951
 No No No Unknown No Unknown
Kuwait Kuwait No Illegal (Penalty: fines, men under 21 face prison sentences up to 10 years, men over 21 face prison sentences up to 7 years) No No No No No No
Lebanon Lebanon No Illegal (Penalty: minimal, unknown); very lax enforcement[1] No No No No No No
Oman Oman No Illegal (Penalty: fines, prison sentence up to 3 years; however, only enforced when dealing with "public scandal") No No No No No No
State of Palestine Palestinian territories (Gaza) No Male illegal (Penalty: up to 10 year prison sentence)
Yes Female legal 		No No No Unknown No No
State of Palestine Palestinian territories (West Bank) Yes Legal since 1951[1] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Qatar Qatar No Illegal (Penalty: fines, prison sentence up to 5 years) No No No No No No
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia No Illegal (Penalty: death or prison/fines/whipping) No No No No No No
Syria Syria No Illegal (Penalty: prison sentence up to 3 years; law de facto suspended) No No No No No No
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates No Illegal (Penalty: deportation, fines, prison time or death sentence) No No No No No No
Yemen Yemen No Illegal (Penalty: flogging or death) No No No No No No

South Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Afghanistan Afghanistan No Illegal No No No No No No
Bangladesh Bangladesh No Illegal No No No No No No
Bhutan Bhutan No Illegal (Penalty: prison sentence up to 1 year; no cases of penalty actually enforced) No No No No No No
India India Yes Legal since 2009 Delhi High Court ruling YesNo explicit recognition, but not outlawed explicitly, same-sex unions reported.[5] Yes No explicit recognition, but not outlawed explicitly, same-sex marriages reported.[5] No Under consideration No[6] No Under consideration Transgender people allowed to tick O (Other) in passport and voter identification forms
Iran Iran No Illegal (Penalty: Death) No No No No No Transsexuality in Iran is legal if accompanied by a sex change operation; however, transsexuals still report societal intolerance.[7]
Maldives Maldives ? Criminal code does not criminalize same-sex sexual relations; sharia law may apply, but no applications have been reported No No No No [citation needed] No No
Nepal Nepal Yes Legal since 2007[1] + UN decl. sign. No No Under consideration No Under consideration Yes Yes Supreme Court ruled discrimination laws apply to homosexuals Yes "Third gender" cards have been issued since September 2007, legally protected class[8]
Pakistan Pakistan No Illegal (Penalty: 2 years to life sentence) No No No No No Yes 'Third gender' officially protected from discrimination by Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2010
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka ? Status unclear - British-enacted sodomy law may apply, never implemented No No No No [citation needed] No No

East Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
China People's Republic of China Yes Legal since 1997 No No No Unknown No Yes Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender
Taiwan Republic of China Yes Legal No No Pending law allows civil unions or same-sex marriage. No Yes Due to military draft Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination (in work and education) Unknown
Hong Kong Hong Kong Yes Legal since 1991 (equal age of consent of 16 for both heterosexual and homosexual sex since 2006) No No No Unknown (China responsible for defence) No No
Japan Japan Yes Legal since 1880 (was illegal from 1873-1880; before that there were no laws forbidding sodomy)
+ UN decl. sign. 		No Foreign same-sex marriages recognized.[9] No Yes[10] No/Yes No nationwide protections, but some cities bans some anti-gay discriminations[1] Yes Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender, but only after sex reassignment surgery and in case that the transsexual has no child under 20 years old
Macau Macau Yes Legal since 1996 No No No Unknown (China responsible for defence) No Unknown
Mongolia Mongolia Yes Legal since 2002 No No No Unknown No Unknown
North Korea North Korea Yes (showing public affection is frowned upon even for heterosexual couples) No No No No No Unknown although there are heavily obeyed gender roles for both male and female. See Let's trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle
South Korea South Korea Yes Legal No No No No No Yes Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender

Southeast Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Brunei Brunei No Illegal (Penalty: fine or prison sentence up to 10 years) No No No No No No
Myanmar Burma No Illegal (Penalty: up to life sentence) No No No No No No
Cambodia Cambodia Yes Legal No No Technically prohibited, though there has been at least one recorded case of a legally registered and recognized same-sex marriage Yes Unknown No Unknown
East Timor East Timor Yes Legal
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No No Unknown No Unknown
Indonesia Indonesia Yes Legal[11] except for Muslims in Aceh Province[12] No No No Unknown No Unknown
Laos Laos Yes Legal No No No Unknown No Unknown
Malaysia Malaysia No Illegal (Penalty: fines, prison sentence (2-20 years), or whippings) No No No No No No
Philippines Philippines Yes Legal.[13][14] except for Muslims in Marawi City No[14] No[14] Yes[15] No Since 2009 Yes No national protections, but Quezon City and Albay have anti-discrimination ordinances[16] No National bill pending but still not made into law Unknown
Singapore Singapore No Male illegal (Penalty: up to 2 years prison sentence; no plan to repeal 377A and not enforced since 1999)

Yes Female legal

No No No Yes Due to conscription, but gays are not allowed to go to command school or serve in sensitive units. No No
Thailand Thailand Yes Legal since 1956 No No No Yes Since 2005 No Unknown
Vietnam Vietnam Yes Legal (no laws against homosexuality have ever existed) No No No Unknown No Unknown

References

These references will appear in the article, but this list appears only on this page.
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j State-sponsored Homophobia A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults
  2. ^ LGBTQ Timeline
  3. ^ "Attorney General rules same sex couples eligible to adopt"
  4. ^ Gay couple wins right to adopt foster son
  5. ^ a b "Lesbian marriages, born of a legal loophole, stir debate in India".
  6. ^ "Being gay still a crime in the military". StratPost. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  7. ^ "CBC News - Film - Iran's gay plan". Cbc.ca. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity References" (PDF). U.S. Department of State Human Rights Reports for 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  9. ^ http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-11790.html/
  10. ^ "Asia's Silence on Gays in Military Broken by Taiwan". Palm Center. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  11. ^ Rough Guide to South East Asia: Third Edition. Rough Guides Ltd. August 2005. p. 74. ISBN 1843534371.
  12. ^ "Aceh passes stoning law". The Straits Times. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  13. ^ "akbayan.org". akbayan.org. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  14. ^ a b c "Philippines: Congress Approves Anti-Discrimination Bill". Iglhrc.org. 24 January 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  15. ^ "Adoption Law". Docstoc.com. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  16. ^ "Gay Filipinos and Rainbow - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". Lifestyle.inquirer.net. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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